American - Athlete | June 19, 1989 -
I absolutely fell in love with being on the water and the peace and freedom that you get being on the water in a single boat.
Oksana Masters
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Just keep moving forward.
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I'm stubborn; once I start something, I want to see how far I can go.
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I don't know why, but I love sunflowers, and I just have this vivid memory of being in a field of sunflowers and how they felt like trees. They felt so tall.
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I was a troublemaker.
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My mom literally saved my life. I wasn't supposed to make it out of the orphanage.
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I remember seeing the Olympics when I was 13. I always wanted to know how it felt to stand on top of the podium hearing your country's anthem while watching your flag being raised in something you poured your heart and soul into.
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They said if I stayed in the orphanage for another month or so, I basically would not have been able to be alive.
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When I ski, I take both of my legs off and get into a sit ski: a ski with a custom seat that has been molded for me. I use my core and arms to propel myself on snow with help from ski poles.
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The biggest challenge during competition is keeping my real legs warm with clothing, because I have poor circulation in the tissue around the amputated areas.
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It's extremely important for my sit ski to be perfectly fit to me. If it's too big, and I shift around, the energy and strength I put into propelling myself forward will be lost. The right fit is everything in my sport.
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I wear my prosthetics legs every day, and when I train in the gym, I call them my Lamborghini, because both legs and sockets, which extend up to my hips to keep the legs on via a suction seal, cost about $305,815.
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